DC/Baltimore -- Cut the Camden Line by Alexander Sferrella
created at 2025-08-23T14:20:10.515Z
updated at 2025-08-24T03:50:32.513Z
BLUF: the Camden line is cuttable, and cutting that line would free up resources for MDOT
- The Camden line *does* go through many more populated areas than the Penn line, *but* the overwhelming majority of it is people in Lauren going to DC
- A metro connection to Laurel would be significantly more useful to the people there
- Laurel Town center has a bus stop that acts as hub for many bus routes in the area
- The northern neighborhoods the Camden line passes through would be better served by an all-hours metro/light rail than a every-few-hours commuter train
- The Camden line segment between St Denis and Camden Yards goes through industrial zones and I didn't see a need to find an alternative to it's service
- The Camden line is also not the best for getting between Baltimore and DC; overwhelmingly the Penn line is better for that
- "But you can use it to go to baseball games" --> not since covid; the Camden line doesn't run on weekends
- This doubles as a way to make the DC Yellow line more useful, and to add stops in some parts of DC that are above a rail tunnel but have no good transit
- The Baltimore Orange line is also an idea I had when I noticed that the Penn line passes by a lot of neighborhoods that would make for great light rail/metro stops
- I opted to make that line metro because it's already grade separated and there'd be better maintenance scale for the existing Green line
- Following the Penn line in East Baltimore also makes an obvious extension of the Green line at North Broadway
- I had the extended DC Green/Yellow line meet the Baltimore Orange in Annapolis Junction b/c of the next map I plan to fork off of this one
- There's also a parking garage/bus depot at that site so there's good synergy at that stop
- The former Penn line is also really the only route that the two city's metros could meet without one having to go through an expensive no-man's land
- *If* the two city's third rail systems are compatible, the entire route could be one build out
- There are large employers near Annapolis Junction that run shuttles; having that station networked to two metros would take *a lot* of cars off i95 and the Parkway
Map type: local | Total track length: 560 miles | Center coordinate: 39.0624, -76.9377 | * Green: (Metro/rapid transit, 27 stations) Annapolis Junction, North Laurel, Laurel, Muirkirk, Beltsville, Greenbelt, College Park-U of MD, Hyattsville Crossing, West Hyattsville, Fort Totten, Georgia Ave-Petworth, Columbia Heights, U St, Shaw-Howard U, Mt Vernon Sq, Gallery Place, Archives, L'Enfant Plaza, Waterfront, Navy Yard-Ballpark, Anacostia, Congress Heights, Southern Ave, Naylor Rd, Suitland, Branch Ave, Andrews AFB
* Silver: (Metro/rapid transit, 34 stations) Ashburn, Loudon Gateway, Washington Dulles International Airport, Innovation Center, Herndon, Reston Town Center, Wiehle-Reston East, Spring Hill, Greensboro, Tysons, McLean, East Falls Church, Ballston-MU, Virginia Sq-GMU, Clarendon, Court House, Rosslyn, Foggy Bottom-GWU, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Metro Center, Federal Triangle, Smithsonian, L'Enfant Plaza, Federal Center SW, Capitol South, Eastern Market, Potomac Ave, Stadium-Armory, Benning Rd, Capitol Heights, Addison Rd, Morgan Blvd, Downtown Largo
* Red: (Metro/rapid transit, 31 stations) Germantown, Metropolitan Grove, Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook, North Bethesda, Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Tenleytown-AU, Van Ness-UDC, Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Dupont Circle, Farragut North, Metro Center, Gallery Place, Judiciary Sq, Union Station, Noma-Gallaudet U, Rhode Island Ave, Brooklyn/CUA, Fort Totten, Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton, Glenmont
* Orange: (Metro/rapid transit, 30 stations) Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church, East Falls Church, Ballston-MU, Virginia Sq-GMU, Clarendon, Court House, Rosslyn, Foggy Bottom-GWU, Farragut West, McPherson Square, Metro Center, Federal Triangle, Smithsonian, L'Enfant Plaza, Federal Center SW, Capitol South, Eastern Market, Potomac Ave, Stadium-Armory, Minnesota Ave, Deanwood, Cheverly, Landover, New Carrolton, Whitfield Towne Apartments, Seabrook, Maple Avenue, Bowie State
* Yellow: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Annapolis Junction, North Laurel, Laurel, Muirkirk, Beltsville, Greenbelt, College Park-U of MD, Riverdale, South Hyattsville, Fort Lincoln, New York Avenue Northeast, Noma-Gallaudet U, Union Station, 1st Street Northeast, L'Enfant, USDA/SSA, 14th Street Southwest, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Crystal City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Potomac Yard, Braddock Road, Alexandria, Van Dorn St, Franconia-Springfield
* Purple Line: (Light rail/interurban, 21 stations) New Carrolton, Glenridge, Beacon Heights-East Pines, Riverdale Park-Kenilworth, Riverdale Park North-UMD, College Park-U of MD, Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD, Campus Drive-UMD, Adelphi Road-UMGC-UMD, Riggs Road, Takoma-Langley, Piney Branch Road, Long Branch, Manchester Place, Dale Drive, Silver Spring Library, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Lyttonsville, Connecticut Ave, Bethesda
* H/Benning Line: (Tram, 8 stations) Benning Rd & Oklahoma Ave NE, Benning Rd & 19th St NE, Benning Rd & 15th St NE, H St & 13th St NE, H St & 8th St NE, H St & 5th St NE, H St & 3rd St NE, H St & Union Station
* Cumberland Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 18 stations) Cumberland, Paw Paw, Hancock, Martinsburg, Duffields, Harpers Ferry, Brunswick, Frederick County, Dickerson, Barnesville, Boyds, Germantown, Twinbrook, Garrett Park, Kensington, Silver Spring, Fort Totten, Union Station
* Penn Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 16 stations) South College Avenue, Elkton, Perryville, Aberdeen, Edgewood, Martin Airport, Bayview, Penn Station, Pitcher Street, West Baltimore, Halethorpe, BWI Rail Station, Odenton, Bowie State, New Carrolton, Union Station
* Manassas Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Broad Run, Manassas, Manassas Park, Clifton (Clifton Day Only), Burke Centre, Rolling Road, Backlick Road, Alexandria, Braddock Road, DCA, L'Enfant, Union Station
* Fredricksburg Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 15 stations) Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, Leeland Road, Brooke, Quantico, Potomac Shores, Rippon, Woodbridge, Lorton, Franconia-Springfield, Alexandria, Braddock Road, DCA, L'Enfant, Union Station
* Metro SubwayLink: (Metro/rapid transit, 15 stations) North Broadway, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Shot Tower, Charles Center, Lexington Market, State Center, Upton, Penn-North, Mondawmin, West Cold Spring, Rogers Ave, Reisterstown Plaza, Milford Mill, Old Court, Owings Mills
* Orange Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 19 stations) Annapolis Junction, Dorsey, Oxford-Harwood, Patapsco Valley, Deep Run, Elkridge, St Denis, Halethorpe, Sulphur Spring Rd, Maiden Choice, St Agnes, South Hilton Street, West Baltimore, McKean Avenue, Penn Station, East Hoffman Street, North Broadway, N Milton Ave, Bayview
* Light RailLink (BWI): (Tram, 31 stations) Hunt Valley, Pepper Road, McCormick Road, Gilroy Road, Warren Road, Fairgrounds, Timonium, Lutherville, Falls Road, Mt. Washington, Cold Spring Lane, Woodberry, North Avenue, Mt. Royal / MICA, Cultural Center, Mt. Vernon, Lexington Market, Baltimore Arena, Convention Center, Convention Center, Camden Yards, Stadium / Federal Hill, Westport, Cherry Hill, Patapsco, Baltimore Highlands, Nursery Road, North Linthicum, Linthicum, BWI Business District, BWI Airport
* Blue: (Metro/rapid transit, 31 stations) Arlington Cemetery, Rosslyn, Georgetown, West End, Faragut North, Faragut North, Thomas Circle, Mt Vernon Sq, Sursum Corda, Union Station, 1st Street Northeast, Capitol South, Navy Yard-Ballpark, Buzzard Point, St Elizabeths, Bolling AFB, Atlantic St, Forest Heights, National Harbor North, National Harbor, Huntington Avenue, Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, Braddock Road, Potomac Yard, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Pentagon City, Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery
* Red Line: (Light rail/interurban, 22 stations) Dundalk Center Place, O'Donnell St, Eastern Ave, Bayview, Bayview, South Janney Street, Canton Crossing, Canton, Fells Point, Harbor East, Inner Harbor, University Center, Poppleton, Harlem Park, West Baltimore MARC, Rosemont, Allendale, Edmonson Village, I70 Park and Ride, Social Security Administration, Security Square Mall, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
* Light RailLink (Cromwell): (Tram, 31 stations) Hunt Valley, Pepper Road, McCormick Road, Gilroy Road, Warren Road, Fairgrounds, Timonium, Lutherville, Falls Road, Mt. Washington, Cold Spring Lane, Woodberry, North Avenue, Mt. Royal / MICA, Cultural Center, Mt. Vernon, Lexington Market, Baltimore Arena, Convention Center, Convention Center, Camden Yards, Stadium / Federal Hill, Westport, Cherry Hill, Patapsco, Baltimore Highlands, Nursery Road, North Linthicum, Linthicum, Ferndale, Cromwell Field
* Frederick Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Frederick, Monocacy, Dickerson, Barnesville, Boyds, Germantown, Twinbrook, Garrett Park, Kensington, Silver Spring, Fort Totten, Union Station
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